On This Day in History for December 5
Events in History
- 63 BC Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations
- 633 Visigothic King Sisenand convenes Fourth Council of Toledo at the church of Saint Leocadia in Toledo; all bishops of Hispania agree to establish seminaries in cathedral cities and implement educational standards
- 771 Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman
- 1082 Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated
- 1301 Pope Boniface VIII's decree Ausculta fili (only nominee)
- 1349 500 Jews of Nuremberg massacred during Black Death riots
- 1360 The French Franc is created
- 1408 Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow
- More Events in History
Julius II
Martin Van Buren
George Armstrong Custer
John Jellicoe
Cecil Frank Powell
Anastasio Somoza DebayleWeddings in History
- 1926 Gangster Carlo Gambino (24) weds his first cousin Catherine Castellano
- 1947 "Spider-Man" creator Stan Lee (24) weds Joan Clayton Boocock
More Weddings in History
Phillis Wheatley
Alexandre Dumas
Claude Monet
Robert Watson-Watt
Nelson Mandela
Bob DoleDecember in History
The Beheading of Saint Barbara
From artillerymen to architects and from bricklayers to butchers, Barbara is the patron saint. If legend is to be believed her sad life had a brutal ending.
December 4, 4 AD
Dictator Bokassa I
Jean-Bédel Bokassa is crowned as 'Emperor of Central Africa' atop a golden throne in 1976
December 4, 1977
St Nicholas – The Man Behind Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas died on this day but happily the tradition associated with him of giving gifts to others, especially children, has survived the centuries.
December 6, 343 AD
Anglo-Irish Treaty
Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
December 6, 1921